Ignoramus26246 <ignoramus26246@NOSPAM.26246.invalid> writes:

> I would like to know if Perl's DBI supports an attribute that would
> make a database handle read only.
>
> That is, I am looking for a way to make a handle read only so that all
> subsequent queries that seek to modify the database, would not proceed
> at all.

Define a user that has the permissions you want, and log in with DBI using
that user.

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